Fluoroquinolone resistance in penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones, Spain

Authors :: de la Campa, Adela G.
Balsalobre, Luz
Ardanuy, Carmen
Fenoll, Asuncion
Perez-Trallero, Emilio
Linarez, Josefina
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. October 2004, Vol. 10 Issue 10, p1751, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Among 2,882 Streptococcus pneumoniae sent to the Spanish Reference Laboratory during 2002, 75 (2.6%) were ciprofloxacin-resistant. Resistance was associated with older patients (3.9% in adults and 7.2% in patients ≥ [...]

Subjects :: Research
Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Research
Microbial drug resistance -- Research
Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Research

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